Useful Windows Tools & Utilities

a-windows-tools-and-utils.md

Useful Windows Tools & Utilities

Table of content

• chocolatery setup
• Cleanup Windows
• appget setup

cleanup.md

Remove previous service packs

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase

Disable Windows hibernation

powercfg /hibernate off

Remove obsolete drivers

DriverStoreExplorer

install-appget.md

Download appget

https://appget.net/

Find outdated packages

appget outdated

Update all outdated packages

appget update-all

install-chocolatery.md

Chocolatery Install

With cmd.exe

@"%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET "PATH=%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin"

With Powershell

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Useful packages

Install packages with the command :

choco install -y <package_name>

choco install -y 7zip.install autohotkey.portable boostnote chocolatey chocolatey-core.extension chocolatey-misc-helpers.extension chocolatey-windowsupdate.extension chrlauncher.portable cpu-z.install crystaldiskinfo crystaldiskinfo.portable crystaldiskmark discord.install ditto Everything ffmpeg filezilla ghost-desktop gimp git.install github-desktop gitkraken google-backup-and-sync google-drive-file-stream gpg4win hwinfo.install jdownloader jre8 k-litecodecpackmega lightshot lightshot.install mediainfo mkdocs mkdocs-material nodejs-lts occt occt.install openhardwaremonitor origin owncloud-client paint.net php pushbullet python qbittorrent rocketchat skype slack speedfan steam uplay vcredist2012 vcredist2013 vcredist2015 vcredist2017 vlc windirstat